The Washington critic., 1887-01-29

ranks Of the Republican party. Neither
can We think so little OF the Senate as |
to suppose, for moment, that 1t would |
make personal matter of this case
and reject Mr. Matthews solely as n
measure Of rebubc. No; this man was
rejected In the first place because he
was not o resident of the District aud,
in the second place, because to this
reason was added the other, that his
rcappointmout was defiance OF the
ScnatGs constitutional right and duty.
THE STRIFE Of longshoremcn and
coal.handlers In and about New York
has assumed formidable proportions.
1t seriously obstructs the movements Of
sea. going vessels and places general
embargo upon commerce, At the
bottom of It Is the difference of few
cents in an hours wages, and the diili-
Guilty can only he settled either by con.
cession or surrender. 1t is safe to
answer that neither side TO the contro.
versy will make an unconditional sur.
render; the outcome will therefore
be in the nature Of compro'
misc. The contention should not be
treated in a spirit of dcnun.
citation. 1t is the result Of
unrcgulatcd relations between en-.
ployers and employed, for which nu'
mcrous precedents of the sape char
ac,er seem 10 have taught no remedy
nor suggested any means of preycn'
tion. The employers arc not 10 be
rashly condemned for refusing the dc.
mands of their men. Neither. are the
employees to be abused for asking what
they hold to be a fair return for thcir
labor, so long rs their actions are con
Quoted within the limit Of law. The
New York sun This morning says:
At the time Of great strikc one Is apt to
hear dcnunciatons Of the strikers for un-
iustinnbly interruptIng the natural channels
Of business. We can see no justification for
this. one man has a right to strike, and 50
has whole town, provided they are not
guilty uf violence or intimidation. II the
strikers are really going tn benefit them
selves, they are all right. II they are not,
they are unfortunate,
This is philosophical view of the
situation. At the same time 1t is
to be deplored that after all the at
tempted legislation of Congress toward
hurmOnizing the relations of Labor and
Capital, no, bill has been introduced
nor an act passed that helps in the least
TO solve the problem.
Mn. THEODORE w. MOVES, son of
Crosby S. Noycs, esq, of the ECeRiag
star, will soon resume his former
editorial connection with our esteemed
contemporary. lie is well remembered
here as young man Of great promise,
who won repeated scholastic honors,
and finally adopted the profession of
the law, only to find his health so much
impaired that he was compelled to
ieek change Of climate for its restora.
tion. After three years residence in
Dakota, which has made a new man of
him physically he proposes to rc.enter
journalism upon the paper which his
father has contributed so largely
toward building up, and that he will
prove valuable accession to It's cdi.
torial staff goes without saying.
THE Irish World considers the pres.
ent favorable opportunity for
Canada to cut loose from the mother
country. "All questions" it says, "in.
Guiding those arising out of the fish.
cries, could then be settled amicably
and fairly without the disturbing in.
fluences Of English intriguers."
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THE RcpuJHcda's Breakfast Table
Letter to the President" this morning,
on the Interstate Commerce bill and
Western waterways, is as clear as mud
Congress should insert an item in the
River and Harbor bill for dredging 1t
out.
| THE NatiOHdi RCpublicdH this morn
ing publishes what it calls Com.
bined Senatorial Edition." containing
portraits of Chang Yen lIoon, lIo Shen
Chec, Ling Shung and other dis
tinguished senators from China and
Japan.
ANOTHER evidence that the late un-
pleasantnoss between the sections Is
finally over is to be found in the fact
that Governor Lee of Virginia has been
making real estate Investments in st.
Paul and Duluth.
EX-SnERIFF GEORGE De b. KEIM has con
sented to accept the Democratic nomination
for Mayor of Philadelphia II 1t comes to hin
with any degree Of unanimity. He viii
probably be nominated on Monday.
"Better Than Washing Dishes"
EDITOR CRITIC: What disposition tC
make of the surplus women left us by the
late war exercises the mind Of the com
passionate. These women need oppOrtuni
ties TO help themselves. Permit them Il
enlarge their sphere and adopt occupations
outside OF the ancient ideas about the fitness
of things. This is the age for woman 4
she will utilize her opportunities. She 4;
equal 10 man and In many ways superior
always temperate and can be more stead
fast of purpose. Machinery has enabled
woman TO use her mind for strength.
To learn something OF what woman cal
do, one need but visit a little steam mil
near Bowie Station, Nd. Here Miss S. I
Hale is the engineer and comanager will
her brother Henry In the establishment